Voter Registration and Absentee Voting

Voter Registration Information

Voters must reside at their address for at least 10 days by Election Day in order to register to vote at that address. Voters who have moved within Wisconsin less than 10 days before the election must vote from their previous address. You can find more information by searching the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s website (elections.wi.gov), accessing the My Vote Wisconsin website (myvote.wi.gov), or by contacting the Greenfield City Clerk’s office at 329-5219. You must provide a Proof of Residence Document when registering to vote in Wisconsin. A Proof of Residence Document is a document that proves where you live in Wisconsin. If you have been issued a State of Wisconsin Driver License that is current and valid, you must provide the number and expiration date. Some exceptions apply.

Voter Registration Deadlines

Voter Registration for the August 11, 2020 Partisan Primary:

Early voter registration (mail, online, in-person, Election Registration Official): Now through July 22, 2020Late voter registration (in-person in the City Clerk’s office only): July 23 - August 7, 2020Election Day Registration: At the polls from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Voter Information CenterAt http://elections.wi.gov/voters you can find information on everything you need to know about voting. A menu of options is provided based on who you are or what you want to do.

Absentee Voting Information

A request must be made if you wish to receive an absentee ballot. Photo ID must be provided before an absentee ballot can be mailed, unless you are a military, permanently overseas, or confidential voter, or you are on the permanent absentee list because you are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity or disability. If you previously were required to provide photo ID to have an absentee ballot mailed to you, and you have not since changed your name or moved, you may not need to provide photo ID again. Please check with the City Clerk’s office at (414) 329-5219. To find more information about absentee voting, go to elections.wi.gov/voters/absentee.

Absentee Ballot Forms

Absentee Voting Deadlines

Absentee Voting for the August 11, 2020 Partisan PrimaryAbsentee ballots are expected to be available for mailing on June 25, 2020In-person absentee voting in the City Clerk’s office is from July 27, 2020 - August 7, 2020Deadlines for requesting absentee ballots by mail are:Regular and overseas electors – August 6, 2020Indefinitely confined and military (not on active duty away) – August 7, 2020Contact the City Clerk’s office for deadlines pertaining to hospitalized voters and sequestered jurors.

Absentee Ballot Requests made by Snowbirds and Voters Temporarily Away

If you have an absentee ballot application on file with the City Clerk’s office to receive absentee ballots by mail, and will be away from your Greenfield address for one or more elections, be certain to provide us with the address where your ballots for these elections should be sent. Absentee ballots cannot be forwarded by the Post Office. Contact the City Clerk’s office at 329-5219.